Clothes-pin.



E. B. STEARNS. v

CLOTHES PIN.

(Au'oleation led May 29, 1900.

i No. 665,039. Patented 1an. i, Ism.

Wo ModeL? UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

EDMOND STEARNS.. OF TOWANDA, KANSAS.

CLOTHES-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 686,039., dated vJanuaary- 1. 15301 l Application filed/May 29,1900'. Serial No; 18,439. @lo model To all wlw/uI l1; 11u14/ con-cern:

Be it known that I, EDMOND B. S'rnARNs-a citizen of the United States, residing at 'lownndzniiu the county of Butler and State of Kansasfhave invented new and useful lmprovemenls in Clothes-Pins, of which the following.r is a specifieation.v

.This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes-pins; and iis prima'ry obje'iis to provide a device of-simple and durable construction which is cheaply manufactured and whereby the clothes may be securely fastened to the liuc.`

A further object is to provide a pin of this character which is'adapted to be permanently lconnected to the clothes-line and which may be moved from one pointto another upon the same. l Y

To these ends the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parte hereinafter more fully described and claimed,

and illustrated in' the accompanying drawings, showing thevpreferred form of my in vention, and in which- Figure 1` is aside elevation showing different positions oi' the pin upon a clothesliue. Fig. 2in adetail view thereof..

Referring to said figures by numerals of reference, l l are the similar members of the pin, which are formed of two sections of wire twisted lor a suitable distance from each end and said wires beine,r separated and looped at a point eqnidismnt from the ends, forming b'ails 2. 'lhe ends et' the wires are firmly and perlmtnently clamped within acap or clasp 3, as shown.

The pin is normally held ih position upon the line, as shown at then-ight end of Figfl, and when it is desired to fasten the clothes upon the line said piu is inverted, So as t0 bring the contract-ed ends thereof vupon the cloth. Bails 2 are then grasped by the hand and Ehe nin drawn ddwnwarmend it isch@ baile 2 are pressed together, 'causing the arms 1 to' spread slightlyapart, thereby permitting. the ready removal of the pin.'

In the foregoing .description I have shown the preferred form of my invention; but i' do not limit myself thereto, asl am aware that modifications may be made 'therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve theright to make such changes andalternvtions as' fairly fall within the scope of myin- I vention. l y

Having thus full y described my in'ventiom what! elainras new, and desire tosecnre by.4

Letters Pat/ent, isf- L 1. A pin -comprising oppositely-disponed similar members each formed of twisted wires,

oppositely-inclined `beils formed by seid wires between the members, and means for permanentlyeecuring` the free ends of the members. d

2. A clothes-pin comprising opposite'ly-disposed similar members each formed o'f twisted wires, a cap for permanently securing),r the free ends of the members together, and oppositeiy-inclincd bniis formed by said'wires between the members. v l

in testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDMOND B. STEARNS.

Witnessesz c M. URBAN, .l r., B, ORBAN. 

